Purse



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PURSE Filed D60. l, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ingblank 30 is adhesively "i 32 and 34 to the section Fte s'ctio United States Patent ffice PURSE Charles Doppelt, Chicago, Ill. Application December 1, 1955, Serial No. 550,255 4 claims. (ci. 15o-ss) This invention relates to a purse.

One of the objects of this invention is `to provide a purse provided with a pocket which is extensible and con tractible to accommodate currency, change, keys and miscellaneous items.

`Another object of this invention is to provide a purse `having, a pocket to accommodate -a coin purse and currency compartment which are connected in said pocket to prevent detachment therefrom but to permit withdrawal therefrom.

Another object of this invention is to provide -a purse having an extensible and contractible pocket for receiving a currency compartment and coin purse which may be withdrawn from said pocket but are not detachable from said purse.

Another object of this invention is to provide a purse particularly for use by women, which is small and compact and may be held in the palm of one hand and which has great utility in accordance with the foregoing objects.

`Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank of the purse before assembled.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the currency compartment and corn purse.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the purse with the cover in elevated or open position.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view with the purse closed.

Fig. 5 is a view partly in cross section with the currency compartment elevated.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 4, and F Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view on line 7--7 of The purse is formed of leather or like material and is formed from a blank 10 of substantially rectangular shape which is folded upon itself as at 12 along its upper marginal edge and adhesively secured as at 14 to form a finishing edge. Formed integrally with blank 10 and extending downwardly therefrom is a blank or section 16 which is centrally positioned along the length of blank 10.

The central portion of blank 10 designated by the letter B is equal to the length of section 16 and forms the back wall of the purse and the portions designated by the numerals 18 and 20 of the blank 10 are folded forwardly and inwardly along the dotted lines 13 to form the opposite end walls of the purse. The portion 18 has stitched, glued or otherwise fastened to it as at 22 an elastic strip or other stretchable material 24.

The section 16 has a pair of spaced vertical slits 26 and 27 and a lower horizontal slit 28. A lining or backsecured along its opposite edges 16 but is not adhesively secured n 16 between the opposite edges to permit the of the elastic strip 24 as will be subsequently described. The section 16 together with backing blank 30 forms the intermediate wall of the purse identied; by the letter I, and it also forms the front wall of the pocket to be described.

Stitched as at 36 to -16 is a blank section 38 which is folded lforwardly adjacent its stitching line 36 to form the front wall of the purse and identified by the letter P.

The section 16 has a fold line 40 adjacent blank 10 and a fold line 42 spaced therefrom to form the bottom wall 44 of the purse. The bottom of the purse is identied by the letters BW.

The section 16 is folded upwardly substantially parallel with the back wall 10 to form the intermediate wall of the purse and also to form a'pocket 4 6 between the rear wall and intermediate wall.

The end sections 18 and 20 which form the side walls 'i of the purse are folded and positioned in front of the intermediate wall I and the open end ofthe elastic strip 24 is passed inwardly through the vertical slit 26 and behind the wall 16 and out through slit 27 where it is adhesively secured, sewn or otherwise fastened to the edge 48 of the end section 20. The elastic material 24 is thus positioned between the blank section 16 and the backing sheet or lining 30 and is hidden from view.

The complete pocket thus formed identified by the letlter P is expandable `and contractible by virtue of the elastic strip 24 for the purposes to be hereinafter described.

The lower end of the frontof intermediate wall I of the purse supports the female fastening member 50 en gageable with thermale fastener 52 on the inner side of the front wall or cover F of the purse.

The bottom wall section 44 has a reinforcing strip which extends across same and which may be formed of the same material out of which the blank 16 is cut and may be formed merely by providing opposite side extensions 43 on the opposite side of blank 16 and folding said extensions inwardly over and gluing same to section 44.

A bar 53 made of metal or other rigid material is anchored to the folded extensions 43 of the bottom wall so that the anchoring of same is not visible on the outside of the bottom wall 44. The bar 53 thus being in the bottom of pocket P.

Slideably supported in the pocket P is a coin purse generally designated at 54 and a currency compartment generally designated at 56. The coin purse is of conventional design and the currency compartment 56 is formed of two pieces of leather 57 stitched together at the bottom as at 58 to form a pocket therebetween. One of the pieces has stitched to it on the inside of the pocket thereof a strip 60. The currency is folded in half and inserted in the pocket of the currency compartment so that half of the bill is positioned between the strips 60 and the leather piece 57.

Secured to the bottom of the coin purse as at 62 is a flexible strip 64 which Slideably passes through the bar 53. The opposite end of the flexible strip 64 is secured as at 66 to the currency compartment 56.

Both the currency compartment 56 and coin purse 54 are retained side by side within the pocket P of the purse and by virtue of the strip 64 and bar 53 are not detachable from the purse, however, either may be slid or lifted up out of the pocket P so that they are readily accessible. By lifting up the coin purse the flexible strip 64 will pull down the currency compartment 56 into the pocket. By lifting up the currency compartment the coin purse 54 is pulled down into the pocket. Both the coin purse and currency compartment may be simultaneously lifted partially out of the pocket but not to the same extent that either one is lifted. The currency compartment and coin purse are thus locked to the purse, but are Slideably movable with respect thereto for the Patented Apr. 23, 195,71;

the lower edge of blank section 3 purpose of inserting and removing coins and bills therefrom.

As the coin purse and currency compartment become filled, the pocket P of the purse will expand due to the ellastic strip 24 to accommodate same.

The elastic strip -24 further tensions the pocket P to snugly retain the coin purse and currency compartment thereinin the minimum-spacey necessary andkeeps the purse from unnecessaryexpanding'. The' pocket P will contract asthe coin purse'and currencyl compartment areI emptied.

rEhe horizontal slit 28 -in the intermediate Wall Will accommodate the leaf-otra groupsofattached identification cards such as social,` security cards, drivers license, etc. They may be readily removed by lifting them up from said slit;

A pocket 68. is also provided on the inside face of thefront wall of the purse. forA retaining calling cards: or the like.

The purse is very compact and'maybe held in the palm of onehland. It is. very inexpensiveland simple to manufacture and provides great utility.

lt will be understood that various changes and modificationsfmay be made from the foregoing Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a purse having means. forming a pocket vin part formed of elastic material to provide an extensible and contractible pocket, a pair of separate compartment forming members retained within said pocket in side by side relationship, 'a flexible strip. ex.-

2. In combination, a purse having means forming ay pocket, a pair of separate compartment forming memtending between said pair of compartment forming mem.

bers retained within said pocket in side by side relationship, rahflexible strip extending between said separate compartment forming members to connect same together, means xedly secured within said pocket and forming a passage through which said ilexible strip slides to undetachably secure said separate compartment forming members in said pocket but to permit either one to be individually lifted from. said pocket without lifting the other.

3. In combination, a purse having means forming a pocket in part formed of elastic material'to provide an extensible and contractible pocket, a pair of separate compartment forming members retained within saidV pocket in side by side relationship, a bar secured to said purse at the base of said pocket, a exible strip extending between said pair of separate compartment forming members to connect same together and slidable under said bar to undetachably secure said pair of compartment forming members in said pocket but to4 permit either one to be individually lifted from said pocket without lifting the other.

4:.. In combination, pocket in part formed extensible and contractiblepocket, a pair of separate compartment forming, members retained. within said. pocketl. inr side byl side relzttionship,l a exible strip connected` atV itswORpOSite outer ends respectively to said, separate com-- partment forming members and secured intermediate said,

Iopposite ends to said purse inside of Vsaid pocket' to. un-

detachably secure lsaidi pair of compartment formingV members in. said.1 pocket but to permit either oneto be.- individually liftedf from. said pocket without .liftingY the.

other.

vReferences Cited'i'n the leof this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS i v 1,741,210? AltmanJ g Dec. 31, 1929" 1,9.98;7.98 Welch A-pr. 23; 1935 2,351,158 Stelzer .Tune 13, 1944- 2,490,651 Roth Dec. 6, 1949 a purse, having means forming a of elastic material toprovide Van 

